Definitions

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  • noun A wine bottle having the capacity of eight standard bottles (six litres)

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Examples

  • Israel is losing the moral high ground it once had in this feud with the Palestinians and a lot of Americans are becoming more and more aware of this. methuselah

    Israeli Amb.: Palestinians need to come to negotiating table 2010

  • Wow Kay, you just got the kiss of doom from a war criminal, but then again Texas is the nations war machine capital. methuselah

    Cheney endorsing Hutchinson in Texas governor's race 2009

  • Sep. 15th, 2007 at 5: 34 PM turn us all into methuselah but where are we gonna park?

    supermodel cheekbones, equity and cash, miliseconds later, piles of ash. stillsostrange 2007

  • The group worked their way through a £30,000 methuselah of Louis Roederer Cristal champagne – the equivalent of eight regular-sized bottles.

    Sienna Miller Wet Pants @ G.I. Joe Photocall 2007

  • I find it baffling that when the rare occasion arises for talking about such a bottle you would scorn the chance to use a wonderful word like imperial not quite as imposing as methuselah, the word for a six-liter bottle of Burgundy or champagne, but splendid enough.

    My Little Red Top, You've Got Me Spinning...Spinning A-round The Daily Growler 2006

  • The buyer plunked down 35,000 pounds (more than $50,000) for the methuselah of 1996 Rose Gold and added a tip of more than $15,000 on top of the service charge.

    The Money Times harsheeb 2010

  • A methuselah, named, like many of the larger wine bottles, after a Biblical character, holds 6 liters or

    The Money Times harsheeb 2010

  • Dubbed the 'King of Champagnes', the methuselah of 1996 Rosé Gold was sold at a top London hotel, reports The Telegraph.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2010

  • Surely, Apple would and should take action against the "most high-profile hardware leak of all time from any company." methuselah

    Betanews Joe Wilcox 2010

  • Surely, Apple would and should take action against the "most high-profile hardware leak of all time from any company." methuselah

    Betanews Joe Wilcox 2010

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  • Large champagne bottle (8 standard bottles)

    July 20, 2008

  • See jeroboam.

    November 23, 2008